CYBERSHOKE sign Alkaren on loan

The Kazakhstani AWPer will return to full-time activity after spending half a year on HEROIC's bench.

CYBERSHOKE have announced the signing of Alimzhan "⁠Alkaren⁠" Bitimbay on a loan from HEROIC, with a buyout clause attached to the deal.

The 19-year-old AWPer, who had signed with HEROIC in August of 2025 on a loan from Spirit Academy and is now contracted to the former, had been on the bench since the beginning of the year due to problems with his Schengen visa.

After HEROIC signed Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez earlier in the off-season, it became clear that Alkaren would not be making his return to the team's roster, but clues to a future potential move to CYBERSHOKE were there.

The Kazakhstani AWPer, who will reunite with former Spirit Academy teammate Roman "⁠Mokuj1n⁠" Petrushenko, already stood in for CYBERSHOKE at NODWIN Clutch Series 7 in April, averaging a 1.08 rating over 14 maps played.

Now, the 19-year-old will have the whole season to prove his worth for CYBERSHOKE to trigger a buy option at the end of the year that could potentially make the transfer permanent.

CYBERSHOKE is now:

Aleksandr "⁠glowiing⁠" Matsievich Daniil "⁠alpha⁠" Demin David "⁠bl1x1⁠" Stepanyants Roman "⁠Mokuj1n⁠" Petrushenko Alimzhan "⁠Alkaren⁠" Bitimbay (loan)